1、A Banking HeritageNational Australia Bank Limited has a long and proudheritage.Established in Melbourne in 1858 as The NationalBank of Australasia,the National has successfully expandedits banking activities and absorbed other banking institutions.Banks acquired by the National Australia Bank Groupi
2、nclude TheColonial Bank ofAustralasia(established in 1855)in 1918,The Bank of Queensland(1886)in 1922,TheQueensland National Bank(1872)in 1948 and The BallaratBanking Company(1865)in 1955.In 1981 The NationalBank of Australasia merged with The Commercial BankingCompany of Sydney(1834)to form what is
3、 now NationalAustralia Bank.Earlier,in 1927,The Commercial BankingCompany of Sydneyacquired the Bank of Victoria(1853).As National Australia Bank,the National made its firstoverseas acquisitions in 1987 when it bought Clydesdale Bank(1838)in Scotland,Northern Bank(1824)in Northern Irelandand Nationa
4、l Irish Bank(1986)in the Republic of Ireland.Yorkshire Bank(1859)was added to the Group in 1990.Overseas expansion continued in 1992 with the acquisitionof Bank of New Zealand(1861).In 1995 the Group established a significant presence in the United States withthe acquisition of Michigan National Cor
5、poration(1941).Today,National Australia Bank Group is ranked as one ofthe worlds largest and most successful banking and financialservices organisations.Group MissionTo provide core banking and selected financial services professionally,efficiently and competitively to achieve apre-eminent position
6、in chosen markets.Values Service to our customers Quality in everything we do Professionalism and ethics in all our actions Competitiveness and a will to win Growth and development of our people Continuous productivity improvement Growing profit for our shareholdersFinancial calendar Full year resul